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Man demands money to return stolen items

Two people told police a man showed them a gun and told them to take him to an ATM machine to get cash Sunday at approximately 3 a.m.

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While at the Carmike Theaters off Lexington Road, one of the victims told police she had her purse stolen, which contained her cell phone. The man she was with called the cell phone, and the suspect answered, according to police. The man told police that he thought he would be able to get back the stolen items without involving them, and set up a meeting with the suspect to get the items back. He told police that he was going to pay for the items to get them back.

While meeting the suspect at Clarke Gardens near the intersection of Carriage Lane at Woodland Condos, the male victim told police he held out $100 in return for the cell phone, and the suspect did not give back the cell phone, but grabbed the $100. The suspect then told the victims to drive him to an ATM to get more money from them, reports stated.

The male victim told the suspect that he would not, and the suspect raised his shirt to show the victim that he had a gun in his waistband, according to police.

At this point, according to police reports, the male victim sped away in the car and met with officers. The female victim told police that she recognized the suspect and thought she had gone to high school with him.